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 Mboma in 2021 | |
| Personal information | |
|---|---|
| Full name | Christine Katiku Mboma |
| Born | 22 May 2003 Shinyungwe, Kavango East, Namibia |
| Sport | |
| Country | Namibia |
| Sport | Athletics |
| Club | Quinton-Steele Botes AC[1] |
| Coached by | Henk Botha[2] |
| Achievements and titles | |
| Personal bests | |
Medal record | |
Christine Mboma (born 22 May 2003)[2][3] is a Namibian sprinter who competes in the 100 metres and 200 m. At the age of 18, she won a silver medal in the 200 metres at the 2020 Tokyo Olympics, becoming the first ever Namibian woman to win a women's Olympic medal and breaking the world under-20 and African senior record.[4] Mboma also won the event at the 2021 World Under-20 Championships and Diamond League final, improving her record mark to 21.78 seconds.[citation needed]
In 2021, the 18-year-old set an unratified world under-20 and African senior record of 48.54 s in the 400 metres, which made her the seventh-fastest woman of all time at the event. The mark was established in June, while Mboma had previously twice broken a world U20 record in April of that year.[5]
Prior to the Tokyo Games, World Athletics had announced that Mboma and fellow Namibian sprinter Beatrice Masilingi would not be allowed to compete under the female classification in events between 400 metres and one mile due to its regulations on testosterone levels for athletes with XY disorders of sex development.[6][7][8]
- ^ "Namibia National Track & Field Championships 2021 - Results". Athletics Namibia (PDF). 18 April 2021. p. 2. Archived from the original on 4 August 2021. Retrieved 28 May 2021.
- ^ a b Hembapu, Otniel (25 March 2021). "Personality of the week - Up and close with lightening fast Christine Mboma". New Era. Archived from the original on 15 June 2021. Retrieved 27 May 2021.
- ^ "World Athletics: Christine MBOMA - Athlete Profile". World Athletics. Archived from the original on 12 April 2021. Retrieved 26 May 2021.
- ^ "Historic silver for Namibia's Mboma as Nigeria, Ghana win medals". BBC Sport. Retrieved 3 August 2021.
- ^ Wojs, Maciej (30 June 2021). "Kapitalny bieg na 400 m w Bydgoszczy. 18-latka z siódmym wynikiem w historii". TVP Sport (in Polish). Archived from the original on 9 July 2021. Retrieved 1 July 2021.
Polish article with official video of the event. 1080p
- ^ "Namibian teens out of Olympic 400m over testosterone levels". BBC Sport. Retrieved 4 August 2021.
- ^ Imray, Gerald (2 July 2021). "Namibia teenagers out of Olympic 400 over testosterone level". Associated Press. Archived from the original on 2 July 2021. Retrieved 2 July 2021.
- ^ Cite error: The named reference
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